The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-10-11
ANOTHER SURPRISE,
In the Appearance Of Presi-
dent MILFORD Woodruff.
FULL TEXT OF HIS SERMON,
The Other Speakers on the Closing
Day-Conference Adjourned
Until April Next.


Seventh Semi-Annual Conference was
greeted by splendid weather, and this,
combined with the fact that it was the
Sabbath day, served to draw out an i'm
mense crowd of people. The huge Tab
ernacie was literally packed, and num-
bers who approached the building with
the idea of attending the services, were
deferred. from entering owing 10 the
crush.
The services were commenced by the
choir singing:
How are thy servants blessed, o Lord!
How sure is their defense!
Eternal wisdom is their guide
Their help Omnipotence.
PRAYER by Apostle II. J. Grant.
The choir sang the hymn commenc-
ing: ,
I'd sing of the Prophet ever dear,
His equal low cannot be found,
By Searching the wide world around.
APOSTLE +. D. RICHARDS
presented the following church authorI-
ties, who we're unanimously sustained:
MILFORD Woodruff as President of the
Council of the Twelve Apostles, as one
of the Twelve Apostles, and of the Pres
idency of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints.
The Council of the Twelve Apostles:
MILFORD Woodruff, Lorenzo Snow, Eras-
tus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, George
Q. Cannon, Brigham Young, Joseph f.
Smith, Moses Thatcher, Francis NJ. LY-
man, John b. Smith, George Teasdale,
Heber J. Grant and John w. Taylor.
Counselors of the Twelve Apostles
John w. Young and Daniel H. Wells.
The Twelve Apostles as the Presiding
Council and Authority of the Church,
and, with their CounselOrs, as Proph-
cts, Seers and Revelstors.
Patriarch to the Church - John
Smith.
First Seven Presidents of the Seventies
Henry Herman, Horace S, Eldredge.
Jacob Gates, Abraham II. Cannon, Sey-
mour B. Young, G. D. Fjedsted and
John Morgan.
VIM. B. Preston as Presiding Bishop,
with Robert 7. Burton as his First and
John B. Winder as his Second Coun-
selor.
Wilford Woodruff as Church His-
tor;an and General Church Recorder
with Franklin D. Richards as assistant.
Truman o. Angel, General Church
Architect, and w. q. Folsom, assist
ant.
Clerk of Conference-John Niohol-
son.
Church Reporters-John Irvine and
George +. Gibbs.
The following were also presented as
the general officers of the Ladies Re-
lief Society organization; President,
Eliza R. Snow Smith; First Counselor,
Una d. II. Young; Secretary, Sarah N.
Kimr all; Assistant Secretary, Romania
3. Pratt Treasurer, NJ. Isabella Horne.
Elder Richards said he had not be
fore him the names of the officers OF
the Young Mems and Young Ladies'
Mutual Improvement Associations, and
therefore could not present them. He,
however, presented the following as the
superintendency of the Mutual I'm
provement organizations: MILFORD
Woodruff, Joseph F. Smith and Moses
Thatcher.
ELDER JOHN T. GAME
was the first to address the Conference.
He said:
Hy Brethren and Sisters: consider 1t
q great privilege to have this opportu-
nlIy OF standing before you for few
minutes this morning, and while 1 shall
do so, endeavorIDg to speak upon those
things which shall be given to ME,
trust | shall have your faith and your
prayers, that the spirit may dictate that
which | shall say, that it may bs for
our mutual benefit.
l have greatly rejoced III the instruc-
tions winch We have received at this
Conference. Twas glad when [ heard
that the Conference was going to be
held in Salt Lake City, from the fact
that there were greater facilities here
for ass milling people, than in any
other part of the Territory. | believe
that the spirit which has attended Jde
Instructions which hive been given
the spirit which has aCtuared them
and the words that haya been spoken,
Lave been such as shall result
in great benefit TO all PEG
PIE throughout the whole Territory.
The Latter-day Saints are living in an
important period. The work III which
they are engaged is pressing onward.
almost beyond what we can realize
Although We have been told from time
TO tine, ever since we have known any
thing IL regard 10 UnlS HOrR, Oh lLS pro
grtss aud what we would be called 10
pass through, stll We have not fully
realized these things until they have
come upon rs. This great assemblage
which we witness here This morning Is
an evidence TO God and TO all the world
of the progress which has been made
bv the work OF God, the hundreds and
thousands of people who, having heard
the sound of the everlasting gospel in
the different countries in which hay
we're born. have come to these valleys
for The purpose of living their religion
and being taught in the things which
pertain to the Kingdom of God and their
Salvation therein. The object for
which we came here is one that we
should ever keep present with us
We should remember that we came